Virtual Globetrotting: Cemeteries http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2008 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:22:50 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery]]> Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2008-09-01 22:22:50
From interment.net:

Point Lookout State Park lies at the southern tip of the Maryland Peninsula. During the Civil War it was the home of one of the largest prisons for Confederate POWs. Of the more than 52,000 prisoners incarcerated here, it is believed that over 14,000 died.

Conditions in the prison was deplorable. Food was scarce, causing prisoners to eat rats and other dead animals. Malaria, scurvy, tuberculosis, caused many deaths. Overcrowding allowed viral diseases to spread quickly. Prisoners had no shoes to wear, and only a blanket to keep warm in winter.

The dead were buried at the prison cemetery, but were later re-interred in a mass grave, now marked by a single monument with their names inscribed at the base. ]]> Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2008-09-01 22:22:50
From interment.net:

Point Lookout State Park lies at the southern tip of the Maryland Peninsula. During the Civil War it was the home of one of the largest prisons for Confederate POWs. Of the more than 52,000 prisoners incarcerated here, it is believed that over 14,000 died.

Conditions in the prison was deplorable. Food was scarce, causing prisoners to eat rats and other dead animals. Malaria, scurvy, tuberculosis, caused many deaths. Overcrowding allowed viral diseases to spread quickly. Prisoners had no shoes to wear, and only a blanket to keep warm in winter.

The dead were buried at the prison cemetery, but were later re-interred in a mass grave, now marked by a single monument with their names inscribed at the base. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55806/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55806/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:22:50 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55806/ 38.07347600 -76.34226700 <![CDATA[Billy Fiske's grave]]> Billy Fiske's grave
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By: joepublic
@ 2008-08-28 19:35:26
Billy Fiske is buried here - The south eastern corner of Boxgrove Church Yard, Boxgrove, West Sussex.

He died at Tangmere Airfield (near by) on August 16th 1940 becoming the first regular serving US pilot killed in action in World War II.]]> Billy Fiske's grave
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By: joepublic
@ 2008-08-28 19:35:26
Billy Fiske is buried here - The south eastern corner of Boxgrove Church Yard, Boxgrove, West Sussex.

He died at Tangmere Airfield (near by) on August 16th 1940 becoming the first regular serving US pilot killed in action in World War II.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55597/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55597/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:35:26 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55597/ 50.85973200 -0.71011800 <![CDATA[Shopping center loading docks built around a cemetery]]> Shopping center loading docks built around a cemetery
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-28 10:53:20
The Strickland and Peek Cemetery was tiny, but it was in this spot long before the Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, which was literally built around it.

The graveyard is now wedged into a gravel-and-weed strewn alley cut into the stores on the loading dock side of the shopping center.]]> Shopping center loading docks built around a cemetery
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-28 10:53:20
The Strickland and Peek Cemetery was tiny, but it was in this spot long before the Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, which was literally built around it.

The graveyard is now wedged into a gravel-and-weed strewn alley cut into the stores on the loading dock side of the shopping center.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55548/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55548/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:53:20 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55548/ 33.81545200 -84.59090200 <![CDATA[Arragon Moar Circle]]> Arragon Moar Circle
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-08-26 12:20:07]]> Arragon Moar Circle
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@ 2008-08-26 12:20:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55463/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55463/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:20:07 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/55463/ 54.10126100 -4.59450600 <![CDATA[Cemetary for the Somersville ghost town]]> Cemetary for the Somersville ghost town
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-06 19:58:36
Somersville is an unincorporated ghost town in eastern Contra Costa County, California, USA.

Somersville was founded in the 1850s by gold miners. The town is no longer populated and is within the boundaries of the East Bay Regional Park District's Black Diamond Mines Regional Park. Somersville Road was named after the town; it is a major north-south arterial trunk road in the closest existing neighbor: Antioch. Somersville's ruins contain a fairly extensive amount of graves in its cemetery, many of whom are dead miners who died in accidents in the coal mines. The Somersville mines are now sealed to prevent entry due to frequent incidents of people becoming lost inside them during the mid 20th century.]]> Cemetary for the Somersville ghost town
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-06 19:58:36
Somersville is an unincorporated ghost town in eastern Contra Costa County, California, USA.

Somersville was founded in the 1850s by gold miners. The town is no longer populated and is within the boundaries of the East Bay Regional Park District's Black Diamond Mines Regional Park. Somersville Road was named after the town; it is a major north-south arterial trunk road in the closest existing neighbor: Antioch. Somersville's ruins contain a fairly extensive amount of graves in its cemetery, many of whom are dead miners who died in accidents in the coal mines. The Somersville mines are now sealed to prevent entry due to frequent incidents of people becoming lost inside them during the mid 20th century.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52734/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52734/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:58:36 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52734/ 37.95735200 -121.87060300 <![CDATA[Al Alamein cemetery]]> Al Alamein cemetery
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By: dda
@ 2008-06-21 19:22:24
El Alamein (Arabic: العلمين‎) is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. It is located 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of Alexandria and 240 kilometres (149 mi) northwest of Cairo. The population was approximately 7,397 people, as of 2007.
Until recently it has mainly been a port facility for shipping oil, but like the whole north coast of Egypt is now developing as a luxury resort for elite tourism.
El Alamein played a major role in the outcome of World War II. Two extended battles were fought in that area:
At the First Battle of El Alamein (July 1 – July 27, 1942) the advance of Axis troops on Alexandria was blunted by the Allies, when the German Panzers tried to outflank the allied position.
At the Second Battle of El Alamein (October 23 – November 4, 1942) Allied forces broke the Axis line and forced them in a retreat that pushed them all the way back to Tunisia. Winston Churchill said of this: "This is not the end, nor is it even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."]]> Al Alamein cemetery
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By: dda
@ 2008-06-21 19:22:24
El Alamein (Arabic: العلمين‎) is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. It is located 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of Alexandria and 240 kilometres (149 mi) northwest of Cairo. The population was approximately 7,397 people, as of 2007.
Until recently it has mainly been a port facility for shipping oil, but like the whole north coast of Egypt is now developing as a luxury resort for elite tourism.
El Alamein played a major role in the outcome of World War II. Two extended battles were fought in that area:
At the First Battle of El Alamein (July 1 – July 27, 1942) the advance of Axis troops on Alexandria was blunted by the Allies, when the German Panzers tried to outflank the allied position.
At the Second Battle of El Alamein (October 23 – November 4, 1942) Allied forces broke the Axis line and forced them in a retreat that pushed them all the way back to Tunisia. Winston Churchill said of this: "This is not the end, nor is it even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52035/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52035/ Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:22:24 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52035/ 30.83690300 28.94704400 <![CDATA[Built over remains of a Xia imperial tomb]]> Built over remains of a Xia imperial tomb
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-23 11:37:57
This old Xia era imperial tomb has had wiped out and built over but the essential plan of it is still visible from above.]]> Built over remains of a Xia imperial tomb
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-23 11:37:57
This old Xia era imperial tomb has had wiped out and built over but the essential plan of it is still visible from above.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50611/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50611/ Fri, 23 May 2008 11:37:57 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50611/ 38.48535800 105.99934500 <![CDATA[Imperial Xia Tomb]]> Imperial Xia Tomb
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@ 2008-05-23 11:25:06]]> Imperial Xia Tomb
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@ 2008-05-23 11:25:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50608/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50608/ Fri, 23 May 2008 11:25:06 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50608/ 38.43548000 105.98662000 <![CDATA[Giant cemetery]]> Giant cemetery
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-20 21:28:44]]> Giant cemetery
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@ 2008-05-20 21:28:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50448/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50448/ Tue, 20 May 2008 21:28:44 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50448/ 36.59438300 101.78047100 <![CDATA[West Xia Kingdom Imperial tombs]]> West Xia Kingdom Imperial tombs
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-20 17:27:38
The West Xia Kingdom (1038-1227) was once a power kingdom, which kept a strong military force and maintained its aggressiveness. In 1227, it was conquered by Genghis Khan.

The Western Xia Tombs (Xixia wangling) are heralded by the Chinese as the "Pyramids of China". They are located on the eastern slope of the Helan Mountain Range, 30km from the western suburbs of Yinchuan and just to the south of the Gunzhong Pass. These edifices cover an area measuring 10km from north to south and 4km from east to west, and are a magnificently crumbling sight, by day or night.
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-20 17:27:38
The West Xia Kingdom (1038-1227) was once a power kingdom, which kept a strong military force and maintained its aggressiveness. In 1227, it was conquered by Genghis Khan.

The Western Xia Tombs (Xixia wangling) are heralded by the Chinese as the "Pyramids of China". They are located on the eastern slope of the Helan Mountain Range, 30km from the western suburbs of Yinchuan and just to the south of the Gunzhong Pass. These edifices cover an area measuring 10km from north to south and 4km from east to west, and are a magnificently crumbling sight, by day or night.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50420/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50420/ Tue, 20 May 2008 17:27:38 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50420/ 38.40058700 105.96940000 <![CDATA[West Point Cemetery]]> West Point Cemetery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-19 15:37:37
The Local Live map is not pixelated (censored) as is the Google map. ]]> West Point Cemetery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-19 15:37:37
The Local Live map is not pixelated (censored) as is the Google map. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49165/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49165/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:37:37 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49165/ 41.39885600 -73.96733200 <![CDATA[Florence US War Cemetery]]> Florence US War Cemetery
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By: Effi
@ 2008-04-18 04:33:19
On the old Via Cassia and visible from the 4-Coursie motorway from Florence to Siena, the 70 acre US WW II Cemetery on the banks of the river Greve is framed by the beautiful trees and hills of Chianti. It contains 4,402 headstones guarding the remains of some of the young American soldiers who fell in the WW II battles after the fall of Rome, and tablets with the names of a further 1409 who rest in unknown places. A very moving reminder of the terrible toll of war.

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By: Effi
@ 2008-04-18 04:33:19
On the old Via Cassia and visible from the 4-Coursie motorway from Florence to Siena, the 70 acre US WW II Cemetery on the banks of the river Greve is framed by the beautiful trees and hills of Chianti. It contains 4,402 headstones guarding the remains of some of the young American soldiers who fell in the WW II battles after the fall of Rome, and tablets with the names of a further 1409 who rest in unknown places. A very moving reminder of the terrible toll of war.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49120/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49120/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:33:19 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49120/ 43.69184400 11.20918800 <![CDATA[Lockerbie Memorial Cairn at Arlington National Cemetery]]> Lockerbie Memorial Cairn at Arlington National Cemetery
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:59:19
The Lockerbie Cairn, through its 270 blocks of red Scottish sandstone, memorializes the 270 lives lost in the terrorist attack on the United States when Pan Am flight 103 was bombed Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie Scotland. It is a gift of the people of Scotland to the people of the United States, financed entirely through private donations.
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:59:19
The Lockerbie Cairn, through its 270 blocks of red Scottish sandstone, memorializes the 270 lives lost in the terrorist attack on the United States when Pan Am flight 103 was bombed Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie Scotland. It is a gift of the people of Scotland to the people of the United States, financed entirely through private donations.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47289/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47289/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:59:19 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47289/ 38.88091000 -77.07513300 <![CDATA[Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery]]> Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:58:41
This simple dedication on the Netherlands Carillon expresses the gratitude of the Dutch people for American aid received during and after World War II. The carillon itself symbolizes the friendship between the people of the Netherlands and those of the United States
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:58:41
This simple dedication on the Netherlands Carillon expresses the gratitude of the Dutch people for American aid received during and after World War II. The carillon itself symbolizes the friendship between the people of the Netherlands and those of the United States
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47288/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47288/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:58:41 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47288/ 38.88843400 -77.06947400 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery]]> Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
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@ 2008-03-10 06:57:58]]> Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
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@ 2008-03-10 06:57:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47287/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47287/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:57:58 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47287/ 38.87684600 -77.07384400 <![CDATA[Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery]]> Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:57:12
Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Custis Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington. The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C..
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:57:12
Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Custis Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington. The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C..
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47286/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47286/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:57:12 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47286/ 38.88262100 -77.06819300 <![CDATA[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial]]> Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:56:36
Arlington House was the home of Robert E. Lee and his family for thirty years and is uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families. George Washington Parke Custis built the house to be his home and a memorial to George Washington, his step-grandfather. It is now preserved as a memorial to General Lee, who gained the respect of Americans in both the North and the South.
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-03-10 06:56:36
Arlington House was the home of Robert E. Lee and his family for thirty years and is uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families. George Washington Parke Custis built the house to be his home and a memorial to George Washington, his step-grandfather. It is now preserved as a memorial to General Lee, who gained the respect of Americans in both the North and the South.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47285/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47285/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:56:36 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47285/ 38.88119200 -77.07315600 <![CDATA[(Newer) New York City Marble Cemetery]]> (Newer) New York City Marble Cemetery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-03-03 20:13:01
The New York City Marble Cemetery, created in 1831, was the second "marble" non-sectarian cemetery in New York City. [3] There are 258 burial vaults constructed of Tuckahoe marble on the site. It is not connected to the nearby and slightly older New York Marble Cemetery.]]> (Newer) New York City Marble Cemetery
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@ 2008-03-03 20:13:01
The New York City Marble Cemetery, created in 1831, was the second "marble" non-sectarian cemetery in New York City. [3] There are 258 burial vaults constructed of Tuckahoe marble on the site. It is not connected to the nearby and slightly older New York Marble Cemetery.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46909/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46909/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:13:01 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46909/ 40.72477280 -73.98917958 <![CDATA[New York Marble Cemetery]]> New York Marble Cemetery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-03-03 20:04:45
The New York Marble Cemetery (0.5 acres) is a cemetery located in the interior of the block bound by East 2nd and 3rd Streets, Second Avenue, and the Bowery in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City. It should not be confused with the nearby New York City Marble Cemetery which is entirely separate and established one year later.]]> New York Marble Cemetery
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The New York Marble Cemetery (0.5 acres) is a cemetery located in the interior of the block bound by East 2nd and 3rd Streets, Second Avenue, and the Bowery in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City. It should not be confused with the nearby New York City Marble Cemetery which is entirely separate and established one year later.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46907/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46907/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:04:45 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46907/ 40.72566100 -73.99105800 <![CDATA[Graves in a Traffic Circle]]> Graves in a Traffic Circle
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@ 2008-02-26 14:53:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46493/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46493/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:53:23 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46493/ 39.36314000 -74.55060600 <![CDATA[Fort Rock Cemetery]]> Fort Rock Cemetery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-02-26 01:25:43
Fort Rock towers 325 feet above the desert floor lending to this cemetery's picture of desolation. Most of the graves here are from the homestead era 1910-1920 and several of the markers are homemade. Many of the graves are unmarked.]]> Fort Rock Cemetery
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-02-26 01:25:43
Fort Rock towers 325 feet above the desert floor lending to this cemetery's picture of desolation. Most of the graves here are from the homestead era 1910-1920 and several of the markers are homemade. Many of the graves are unmarked.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46475/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46475/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:25:43 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46475/ 43.37111200 -121.06365000 <![CDATA[Turku Cemetery & The Resurrection Chapel]]> Turku Cemetery & The Resurrection Chapel
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By: Accagas
@ 2008-02-18 08:02:16
The cemetery chapel in Turku, called the Resurrection Chapel designed by the famous Finnish architect Erik Bryggman, is one of the best known church buildings in Finland.]]> Turku Cemetery & The Resurrection Chapel
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The cemetery chapel in Turku, called the Resurrection Chapel designed by the famous Finnish architect Erik Bryggman, is one of the best known church buildings in Finland.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45871/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45871/ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:02:16 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45871/ 60.43322500 22.31087500 <![CDATA[Smallest (.006 acres) State Park in Texas]]> Smallest (.006 acres) State Park in Texas
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@ 2008-02-05 14:32:21
It's the tiny fenced zone around the grave of Elizabeth P. Crockett, Davy's second wife.]]> Smallest (.006 acres) State Park in Texas
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It's the tiny fenced zone around the grave of Elizabeth P. Crockett, Davy's second wife.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45016/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45016/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:32:21 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45016/ 32.44007900 -97.68418500 <![CDATA[George Washington Statue]]> George Washington Statue
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@ 2008-01-31 03:50:39
George Washington Statue at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Los Angeles.

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George Washington Statue at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Los Angeles.

To see a 360° panorama klick on the More Info link.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44655/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44655/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:50:39 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44655/ 34.14461700 -118.31770500 <![CDATA[Milliam M Gwin Pyramid Mausoleum]]> Milliam M Gwin Pyramid Mausoleum
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 16:56:57
California's first Senator.
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 16:56:57
California's first Senator.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44422/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44422/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:56:57 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44422/ 37.83177400 -122.24080400 <![CDATA[Cole Porter's Grave]]> Cole Porter's Grave
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@ 2008-01-27 16:45:04
Cole Porter is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Peru, Indiana.

I found it by comparing ground photos with the Google Map pictures. Ground photos show a short walkway extending from the road next to his grave, as well as surrounding stones. In all of Mount Hope Cemetery, there is only one like this.

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By: jbottero
@ 2008-01-27 16:45:04
Cole Porter is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Peru, Indiana.

I found it by comparing ground photos with the Google Map pictures. Ground photos show a short walkway extending from the road next to his grave, as well as surrounding stones. In all of Mount Hope Cemetery, there is only one like this.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pif&GRid=827&PIgrid=827&PIcrid=86019&ShowCemPhotos=Y&]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44420/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44420/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:45:04 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44420/ 40.76007800 -86.07995700 <![CDATA[Huge cemetery in the desert]]> Huge cemetery in the desert
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@ 2008-01-22 14:26:52]]> Huge cemetery in the desert
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@ 2008-01-22 14:26:52]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44089/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44089/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:26:52 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44089/ 29.76126700 30.99607900 <![CDATA[Lee Harvey Oswald Gravesite]]> Lee Harvey Oswald Gravesite
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-01-06 17:25:44
The grave of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Located at Rose Hill Memorial Burial Park, 7301 E Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, Texas, I found the spot with the aid of a photograph here:

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/parnell/grave.htm

There is a physical description and some more interesting info on the grave here:

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@ 2008-01-06 17:25:44
The grave of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Located at Rose Hill Memorial Burial Park, 7301 E Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, Texas, I found the spot with the aid of a photograph here:

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/parnell/grave.htm

There is a physical description and some more interesting info on the grave here:

http://www.durangotexas.com/eyesontexas/dallas/oswald.htm]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/43354/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/43354/ Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:25:44 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/43354/ 32.73313100 -97.20114100 <![CDATA[Calverton National Cemetery]]> Calverton National Cemetery
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@ 2007-12-26 04:36:48
Calverton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in eastern Long Island in Calverton, New York in the Town of Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York. It encompasses 1,045 acres and as of the end of 2005 had 187,662 interments.

It is the largest (in acreage) and busiest (in terms of daily burials) national cemetery in the United States.]]> Calverton National Cemetery
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@ 2007-12-26 04:36:48
Calverton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in eastern Long Island in Calverton, New York in the Town of Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York. It encompasses 1,045 acres and as of the end of 2005 had 187,662 interments.

It is the largest (in acreage) and busiest (in terms of daily burials) national cemetery in the United States.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/42704/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/42704/ Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:36:48 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/42704/ 40.92420900 -72.81679100 <![CDATA[American Military Cemetery World War II of Nettuno]]> American Military Cemetery World War II of Nettuno
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@ 2007-11-29 10:14:32]]> American Military Cemetery World War II of Nettuno
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@ 2007-11-29 10:14:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41510/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41510/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:14:32 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41510/ 41.46525000 12.65908200 <![CDATA[Woodlands Cemetery]]> Woodlands Cemetery
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@ 2007-11-01 00:21:37
The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark, including a mansion, one of the architectural masterpieces of 18th-century America (c. 1787), its complementary carriage house and stable (c. 1792), and its historic garden landscape, which, since 1840, was developed as a historic "rural garden cemetery." Here rest numerous "notables" whose intriguing stories add much to the history of Philadelphia and of the nation.

Among those buried their are:
Joseph A. Campbell, Anthony Joseph Drexel, Thomas Eakins, Rembrandt Peale]]> Woodlands Cemetery
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@ 2007-11-01 00:21:37
The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark, including a mansion, one of the architectural masterpieces of 18th-century America (c. 1787), its complementary carriage house and stable (c. 1792), and its historic garden landscape, which, since 1840, was developed as a historic "rural garden cemetery." Here rest numerous "notables" whose intriguing stories add much to the history of Philadelphia and of the nation.

Among those buried their are:
Joseph A. Campbell, Anthony Joseph Drexel, Thomas Eakins, Rembrandt Peale]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40474/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40474/ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:21:37 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40474/ 39.94700600 -75.20272500 <![CDATA[St. Peter's Church and Cemetery]]> St. Peter's Church and Cemetery
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@ 2007-11-01 00:13:43
The Church, A National Historic Landmark, opened for worship September 4, 1761. Founded by members of Christ Church, who recently settled here and found difficult to traverse the muddy streets to the overcrowded church at 2nd and Market. Land was donated in 1757 by Proprietors (Governors) Thomas and Richard Penn, whose family crest can be seen above the pulpit. St. Peter’s was designed by Robert Smith.

Among some of the more notable figures interred in the cemetery are:
• George Mifflin Dallas, Vice President of the U.S.
• Charles Willson Peale, famous portrait painter.
• Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the Battle of Tripoli in 1814.
• The Chiefs of Eight Indian Tribes who were stricken with small pox while visiting Philadelphia in 1793 to meet with President Washington.

The site has be listed as one of the most haunted sites in Philadelphia]]> St. Peter's Church and Cemetery
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The Church, A National Historic Landmark, opened for worship September 4, 1761. Founded by members of Christ Church, who recently settled here and found difficult to traverse the muddy streets to the overcrowded church at 2nd and Market. Land was donated in 1757 by Proprietors (Governors) Thomas and Richard Penn, whose family crest can be seen above the pulpit. St. Peter’s was designed by Robert Smith.

Among some of the more notable figures interred in the cemetery are:
• George Mifflin Dallas, Vice President of the U.S.
• Charles Willson Peale, famous portrait painter.
• Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the Battle of Tripoli in 1814.
• The Chiefs of Eight Indian Tribes who were stricken with small pox while visiting Philadelphia in 1793 to meet with President Washington.

The site has be listed as one of the most haunted sites in Philadelphia]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40473/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40473/ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:13:43 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40473/ 39.94300900 -75.14807200 <![CDATA[Loudon Park Cemetery]]> Loudon Park Cemetery
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@ 2007-11-01 00:04:49
The 420 acre (1.3 km²) Loudon Park Cemetery was incorporated in 1853 on the site of "Loudon." the estate of James Carey, a Baltimore merchant, city councilman, and founder of the Maryland National Bank. With a spacious Roman entry-arch on Frederick Avenue, it was built on an elevated plateau.

Veterans' graves distinguish Loudon Park. "Government Lot" was acquired by the Federal Government in 1861 for the remains of Union soldiers, 2300 eventually being buried there. An army sergeant domiciled in a cemetery cottage kept watch over the plot for many years. Some 275 Confederate soldiers were buried in a section designated "Confederate Hill." Burials began when lot holders donated plots in 1862, midway through the Civil War, the Cemetery subsequently exchanging these plots to insure a uniform section.

Among those buried here are, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, H. L. Mencken, Ottmar Mergenthaler, and Mary Young Pickersgill.]]> Loudon Park Cemetery
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@ 2007-11-01 00:04:49
The 420 acre (1.3 km²) Loudon Park Cemetery was incorporated in 1853 on the site of "Loudon." the estate of James Carey, a Baltimore merchant, city councilman, and founder of the Maryland National Bank. With a spacious Roman entry-arch on Frederick Avenue, it was built on an elevated plateau.

Veterans' graves distinguish Loudon Park. "Government Lot" was acquired by the Federal Government in 1861 for the remains of Union soldiers, 2300 eventually being buried there. An army sergeant domiciled in a cemetery cottage kept watch over the plot for many years. Some 275 Confederate soldiers were buried in a section designated "Confederate Hill." Burials began when lot holders donated plots in 1862, midway through the Civil War, the Cemetery subsequently exchanging these plots to insure a uniform section.

Among those buried here are, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, H. L. Mencken, Ottmar Mergenthaler, and Mary Young Pickersgill.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40472/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40472/ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:04:49 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40472/ 39.27525500 -76.68199500 <![CDATA[Green Mount Cemetery]]> Green Mount Cemetery
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-10-31 23:55:00
From the Baltimore City Landmark plaque at the entrance:

"Green Mount Cemetery was dedicated in 1839 on the site of the former country estate of Robert Oliver. This was at the beginning of the 'rural cemetery movement'; Green Mount was Baltimore's first such rural cemetery and one of the first in the U.S. The movement began both as a response to the health hazard posed by overcrowded church graveyards, and as part of the larger Romantic movement of the mid-1800s, which glorified nature and appealed to emotions.

Green Mount reflects the romanticism of its age, not only by its very existence, but also by its buildings and sculpture. The gate way, designed by Robert Cary Long, Jr., and the hilltop chapel, designed by J. Rudolph Niernsee and J. Crawford Neilson, are Gothic Revival, a romantic style recalling medieval buildings remote in time.

Nearly 65,000 people are buried here, including the poet Syndey Lanier, philanthropists Johns Hopkins and Enoch Pratt, Napoleon Bonaparte's sister-in-law Betsy Patterson, John Wilkes Booth, and numerous military, political and business leaders."]]> Green Mount Cemetery
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-10-31 23:55:00
From the Baltimore City Landmark plaque at the entrance:

"Green Mount Cemetery was dedicated in 1839 on the site of the former country estate of Robert Oliver. This was at the beginning of the 'rural cemetery movement'; Green Mount was Baltimore's first such rural cemetery and one of the first in the U.S. The movement began both as a response to the health hazard posed by overcrowded church graveyards, and as part of the larger Romantic movement of the mid-1800s, which glorified nature and appealed to emotions.

Green Mount reflects the romanticism of its age, not only by its very existence, but also by its buildings and sculpture. The gate way, designed by Robert Cary Long, Jr., and the hilltop chapel, designed by J. Rudolph Niernsee and J. Crawford Neilson, are Gothic Revival, a romantic style recalling medieval buildings remote in time.

Nearly 65,000 people are buried here, including the poet Syndey Lanier, philanthropists Johns Hopkins and Enoch Pratt, Napoleon Bonaparte's sister-in-law Betsy Patterson, John Wilkes Booth, and numerous military, political and business leaders."]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40471/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40471/ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:55:00 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40471/ 39.30876700 -76.60644300 <![CDATA[Burial mounds in the desert]]> Burial mounds in the desert
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@ 2007-10-27 16:39:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40263/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40263/ Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:39:07 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40263/ 40.09372500 94.68877000 <![CDATA[Tower Hamlets Cemetery]]> Tower Hamlets Cemetery
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@ 2007-10-13 11:54:11
"It is a peaceful resting place for 350,000 souls - an historic graveyard which now serves as a nature reserve.
But plans are afoot to dig up the ancient graves at Tower Hamlets Cemetery - and reopen it as a 21st century burial site."

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@ 2007-10-13 11:54:11
"It is a peaceful resting place for 350,000 souls - an historic graveyard which now serves as a nature reserve.
But plans are afoot to dig up the ancient graves at Tower Hamlets Cemetery - and reopen it as a 21st century burial site."